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Hi All, Newbie here.
I'm looking for ideas for food that I can store that has a very long shelf life. At least 5 years.
My plan is to set asside a corner of my garage and spend a couple of weekends gathering about 5-6 large storage boxes woth of supplies. I want to be able to put everything together and "forget about it" for 5 years or more. I will not be rotating foods in/out, etc.
I'm looking for reccomendations for food that will last a minimum of 5 years under such conditions. I plan to pack in mylar with O2 absorbers. I don't need to eat well, but my goal is to store enough for my family to survive 90days or more.
EDIT: List has been updated with suggestions from SB members
Cool dry storage with 5+ year shelf life
- Rice
- Pasta
- Sugar
- Salt
- Baking soda
- Canned fruits + tomatoes
- Canned meat - Tuna, Ham, SPAM, etc (5 years will be pushing it)
- Canned entrees - Chili, Ravoli, Soup, etc (5 years will be pushing it)
- Flour and/or whole wheat berries
- Oats
- Cornmeal
- Assortment of Spices, Pepper, etc
- Dried beans of some sort
- Powdered Milk
- Powdered Eggs
- split peas
- vinegar
- dried potato slices
- Pilot bread
- Dehydrated vegtables (max 3% moisture content)
Deep Freeze Storage with 5+ year shelf life:
- Vegtable oil
- Yeast
Luxary Items with 5+ year shelf life (cool dry storage):
- coffee
- tea
- honey
Can you reccomend anything else? Thanks!
I'm looking for ideas for food that I can store that has a very long shelf life. At least 5 years.
My plan is to set asside a corner of my garage and spend a couple of weekends gathering about 5-6 large storage boxes woth of supplies. I want to be able to put everything together and "forget about it" for 5 years or more. I will not be rotating foods in/out, etc.
I'm looking for reccomendations for food that will last a minimum of 5 years under such conditions. I plan to pack in mylar with O2 absorbers. I don't need to eat well, but my goal is to store enough for my family to survive 90days or more.
EDIT: List has been updated with suggestions from SB members
Cool dry storage with 5+ year shelf life
- Rice
- Pasta
- Sugar
- Salt
- Baking soda
- Canned fruits + tomatoes
- Canned meat - Tuna, Ham, SPAM, etc (5 years will be pushing it)
- Canned entrees - Chili, Ravoli, Soup, etc (5 years will be pushing it)
- Flour and/or whole wheat berries
- Oats
- Cornmeal
- Assortment of Spices, Pepper, etc
- Dried beans of some sort
- Powdered Milk
- Powdered Eggs
- split peas
- vinegar
- dried potato slices
- Pilot bread
- Dehydrated vegtables (max 3% moisture content)
Deep Freeze Storage with 5+ year shelf life:
- Vegtable oil
- Yeast
Luxary Items with 5+ year shelf life (cool dry storage):
- coffee
- tea
- honey
Can you reccomend anything else? Thanks!